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City to Kickoff Holidays with Parade

December 7, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, Candy Cane Christmas, Christmas Parade, Coachella, Johnny Flores

[Translate] By ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA, Calif – The community is invited to kickoff the holiday season on Friday, Dec.

Community Celebrates Culture at Synergy Fest

November 19, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella, Coachella Mural, Coachella Unincorporated, Culturas, Culturas Music and Arts, Eastern Coachella Valley, synergy, Synergy Fest

[Translate] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gzQkNXdWYs[/youtube] Slideshow by ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Unincorporated Culturas Music & Arts celebrated the inaguration of the second largest Chicano/Mexican-American historical mural in California on Nov.

Youth Reporters: Race Matters in Presidential Election

November 6, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, aurora saldivar, barack obama, Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, election 2012, Fatima Ramirez, ivan delgado, Johnny Flores, Mitt Romney, Tony Aguilar, Youth reporters

[Translate] In 2008, Barack Obama inspired a generation of young people to campaign, get politically active and vote — all of which undoubtedly played a role in his becoming the first black president in U.S.

Voter Enthusiasm Sweeping Across Eastern Coachella Valley

November 5, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, aurora saldivar, barack obama, Coachella, Dr. Raul Ruiz, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Garcia, election 2012, Manuel Perez, Mary Bono Mack, Raices Cultura, Rosario Dawson, Voto Latino Action Fund

[Translate] By ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA, Calif. – It seemed as if everyone in town was there.

Community Group Poised to Take Action Following Youth Research Findings

November 1, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, Erika Ramirez, raices, Raices Cultura, ypar

[Translate] By ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA, Calif. – Racies Cultura, a non-profit organization promoting culture and art in the community, revealed the findings of its yearlong Youth-Led Participatory Research Project (YPAR) at the most recent Building Healthy Communities collaborative meeting.

A Plan B She Never Knew Existed

September 6, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Coachella Valley High School, College, college of the desert, Eastern Coachella Valley, education, Oregon, Portland, Portland State University, San Francisco State University

[Translate] By Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella Unincorporated Reporting from PORTLAND, Ore. – At a very young age, my siblings and I got into the habit of checking price tags before asking our parents to purchase any item.

Doctoral Student Explores Eastern Coachella Valley History with Youth

August 30, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, aurora saldivar, Christian Paiz, CVUSD, desert mirage high school, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eastern Coachella Valley history, Mecca, Scripps College, United Farm Workers, University of Southern California

[Translate] By Aurora Saldivar, Coachella Unincorporated MECCA, Calif. – University of Southern California doctoral student Christian Paiz spent this summer exploring the history of the Eastern Coachella Valley with local students, stimulating and facilitating discussions with the hope of inspiring change in his hometown.

Green Space: A Community Changing its Urban Landscape

August 7, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, antonio ruiz, Bay Area Video Coalition, Berkeley Studies Media Group, boyle heights beat, brenda rincon, Building Healthy Communities, city heights, Coachella Unincorporated, green space, healthy neighborhoods, Jessica Perez, Kris Rivera, Media Arts Center San Diego, New America Media, patricia johnson, Rico Blevins, San Diego, san diego media bootcamp, san diego union tribune, South Kern Sol, the california endowment, Voices of San Diego, Voicewaves, Youth Advocacy Boot Camp

[Translate] [youtube]http://youtu.be/TPtyG4CAJqs[/youtube] 2012 YOUTH MEDIA BOOT CAMP: SAN DIEGO In July 2012 the Media Arts Center San Diego, with funding from The California Endowment, hosted a three-day boot camp to train Southern California youth journalists how to effectively tell individual stories within a community context.

Coachella Kicks Off New Sidewalk Project

July 27, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, arturo guzman, Building Healthy Communities, cbdg, Coachella, coachella cbdg, Coachella Unincorporated, community block development grant, Dr. Raul Ruiz, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Garcia, sidewalk project, sidewalks

[Translate] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hDNbuc_W5Q&list=UUAdFRk2kWuxdCfDtOJGrpyw&index=1&feature=plcp[/youtube]